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Chapitre 10: Chapter 10 Doctor-Patient Relationship

"How shameful, failing to recognize your own husband," Xiaohui squeezed in from behind the man, launching right into a lecture. "You're a college graduate for goodness sake, can't you at least recognize your husband?"

"..."

Tong Yao felt so embarrassed she wished she could transform into a butterfly and flutter away on the spot. Her gaze returned to Si Chen's face, meeting his indifferent eyes. She regretted not asking Lin Fengying for a picture of Si Chen before leaving home. She wished she could crawl into a crack in the ground, she'd never been so mortified in her life.

If only she had seen a picture, she wouldn't have misidentified him!

"Ahem ahem." The now aware Si Jun stood up, his fist against his lips, masking the embarrassment on his face with a couple of coughs, he said to Si Chen, "So you're my future sister-in-law!"

Si Chen's usual nonchalant demeanor revealed no sign of embarrassment. As if in his eyes, this was nothing remarkable. He nodded at Si Jun, "Busy with emergencies at the hospital since our wedding day and haven't been able to go home."

Tong Yao: "..." So Si Chen overheard their conversation at the door and was explaining why she mistook someone else for him?

Si Jun laughed and said something that seemed quite meaningful, "No wonder."

Tong Yao: She wanted to escape Earth.

"You can get back to your things, I'll take her to get dressed."

Si Chen casually took the medical record from Si Jun's desk, glanced at Tong Yao, his tone sounding somewhat cold: "Come with me."

The queued patients at the office entrance still weren't entirely sure what had just happened, watching curiously as the group disappeared.

Si Chen walked ahead in silence, Zhang Lijuan trailing behind him. Xiaohui and Tong Yao walked together. As they did, Xiaohui gloated, "Did you see? The look on my brother's face wasn't good, he must have been angry. He will probably oust you and go back with us."

Without Tong Yao to care for her brother, he would be a freeloader in town. Her brother would surely not let Tong Yao stay in town.

Seeing her take pleasure in her disaster, Tong Yao felt annoyed and rolled her eyes saying: "Your brother is already pushing thirty and has finally found a pretty wife. But he wants to send her back home after the first meeting. Who's the silly one, him or you?"

"You..." Xiaohui had no retort and due to her brother walking ahead she didn't dare speak too loudly so she could only stare angrily.

Tong Yao showed a victorious smile, but then suddenly Si Chen turned around and she quickly lowered her head feeling guilty. Had he heard what she said?

Zhang Lijuan saw Si Chen turn and thought he was going to look at her, the sudden excitement made her heart flutter. But his gaze passed right over her to look behind. Feeling a pang of disappointment, she saw that Si Chen handed Xiaohui the prescription that Si Jun had written for her.

"Go pay and get the medication."

Xiaohui reluctantly took the prescription and went downstairs, wondering why she forgot to get money from her big brother and if the money she had was enough.

Under Si Chen's leadership, the two arrived at the department. He pulled out a chair for Tong Yao to sit in and helped clean her wound, which looked like a mouth, red, swollen, ghastly and oozing blood. Tong Yao winced in pain, Si Chen glanced at her silently. His movements lightened a bit and he looked very concentrated.

After carefully cleaning the wound, he applied some anti-inflammatory ointment and then helped her bandage the wound.

Watching Si Chen's careful demeanor, Zhang Lijuan felt a bit uncomfortable and intentionally said, "The sister-in-law seems to be quite afraid of pain. I was cut by a sickle once and never made such a big fuss."

"Is that so?" Tong Yao was never one to suffer a loss and retorted immediately, "Did you get such a big gash and did it leave a scar? What type of ointment did you use? Do recommend it to me."

"I... I forgot." Unprepared for Tong Yao's quick response, Zhang Lijuan seemed a bit guilty.

Hearing their conversation, Si Chen interrupted, "With injuries like these, she's suffering no injustice."

Tong Yao: "..."

Zhang Lijuan was delighted. Was this Si Chen standing up for her?

Since she met him, Si Chen has been avoiding conversation with Tong Yao, presumably because he doesn't like her very much.

Of course, after considering it, Xiaohui did tell Si Chen that Tong Yao had eloped with another man. The fact that Si Chen had not laid a hand on his wife is already commendable. It would be strange if he did like Tong Yao.

Xiaohui quickly returned with the medication. After receiving the medication from Xiaohui, Si Chen pulled out twenty yuan from his pocket and handed it to Xiaohui, instructing in a neutral expression, "You all should go and eat some lunch, then go home sooner."

"Brother, we'll go first then."

The medicine only cost three yuan, Si Chen gave her twenty, so she profited seventeen yuan. She could buy quite a bit with that while shopping later. With her spirits lifted, Xiaohui didn't bother with Tong Yao and just wanted to hurry out with Zhang Lijuan for shopping.

"We're leaving now! So, sister-in-law..."

Before she had even finished speaking, Zhang Lijuan was interrupted by Xiaohui who dragged her out of the department.

"Oh! Let's not worry about her. With my brother here, she can't get lost. Let's go grab lunch and shop."

The room was left with only Tong Yao and Si Chen inside. She felt uncomfortable, whereas Si Chen just seemed like his regular self. He picked up the steel pen and wrote a few powerful characters on the medicine packaging.

"Take it as instructed after meals."

Tong Yao finally remembered, Si Chen immediately bandaged her wound before, not even using stitches. "Don't I need stitches?"

Si Chen slightly shook his head, "No need, stitches would leave marks. You did not injure any tendons or bones, rest for a while, then use some scar removal ointment, scars fade faster." Girls like to stay pretty. She should be no different.

Tong Yao blinked, "..." Was he worried about a scar on her arm? No wonder everyone loves having acquaintances at the hospital, it sure has benefits!

Si Chen opened the medicine packaging and took a vintage enamel cup from the table and left the room. He came back shortly with a cup of warm water.

"First, drink the medicine."

His voice was cold, like treating any normal patient, the tone very formal, containing no hint of affection or intimacy. It wouldn't even pass as normal friends, let alone a couple. But given a thought, it makes sense. Apart from the marriage certificate, weren't they still like strangers at their first meeting?

After obeying and drinking the water, Tong Yao belatedly realized that the enamel cup she had just used was Si Chen's. Past or present, this was her first time sharing a cup with a man, it felt kind of strange. Would it be too late to throw up the water now?

Seeing that she had finished drinking, Si Chen took the cup and placed it on the table, he picked up the bag that held Tong Yao's clothes and the medicine, speaking expressionlessly, "I didn't know you were coming, so I didn't apply for a couple's accommodation. You should rest in the dorm for a while, I'll arrange something when I get off work."

"Oh, okay."

Tong Yao followed him in a daze, through numerous turns to the hospital's family house, it was silent all the way. It wasn't until Si Chen closed the door and left that she was finally able to clear her head.

It's all because he was too handsome, she was left feeling muddled, forgetting to think and was led here in a daze. Thinking back on her reactions since she saw Si Chen, she wanted to give herself a slap. She was someone who had seen the Four Heavenly Kings, why did she act like a fool when she saw Si Chen?

Ah!

How humiliating.


Chapitre 11: Chapter 11 Didn't You See My Photo?

Tong Yao glanced around the room. Si Chen had mentioned that he hadn't applied for couples' housing yet, so this was likely the place he shared with his colleague. Other than a bunk bed, there was only a chair and an old wooden table with chipped yellow paint. On the table, there were two enamel cups engraved with 'Serving the People', along with several medical textbooks.

There were two wooden boxes beneath the bed, and the bedding on top was neatly folded. Not a speck of dust on the floor and no litter in sight-true to the stereotype, male doctors sure were particular about cleanliness. On that note, Tong Yao's impression of Si Chen wasn't too bad, albeit a bit too reserved for her taste.

Unsure about which bed was Si Chen's, Tong Yao simply chose to rest on the chair. The throbbing pain in her arm was rather distracting; without a television or a phone to distract her, she noticed a folded newspaper resting atop of a book. Just as she was about to pull it out, a knock came from the door.

Startled, Tong Yao quickly retracted her hand. The door was pushed open from the outside, and Si Chen walked in holding a meal box.

He said flatly, "I've randomly packed some food for you. Have a bite now. The canteen will have braised pork tonight."

At the mention of braised pork, Tong Yao couldn't help but swallow. She swore it wasn't her being greedy; it was her body craving some fats. After all, the mere thought of braised pork was making her mouth water.

Perhaps noting the inconvenience caused by her arm injury, Si Chen put the meal box on the table for her. Tong Yao was indeed hungry. So, without being overly polite, she began to eat.

Seeing her not being fussy about the food and eating with determination, Si Chen said, "You eat first. Leave the meal box there when you finish; I'll come and get it later."

The meal box contained a good mix of meat and vegetables and tasted quite good, but it lacked any spice. For a spice-lover like Tong Yao, it somehow felt like something was missing. Halfway through the meal, Tong Yao noticed that the meal box had been scrubbed until it shone. It must have been used for at least half a year or so. Was this Si Chen's meal box?

First, she had drunk from his cup, and now she was eating from his meal box. Having never interacted this way with a man before, Tong Yao found the whole situation a bit weird.

Never mind! She had already eaten the food, no point in making a fuss about it now.

As she was finishing her meal, the sound of someone unlocking the door rang out. She didn't think much of it until the door creaked open. Tong Yao glanced up, just about to say she hadn't finished when she was rendered speechless.

Confronted with an unexpected woman in the room, Si Jun was equally surprised. He had forgotten about Si Chen's wife coming over after working for more than an hour. Then, thinking about Tong Yao's earlier misidentification, he felt his face suddenly hot and an uncomfortable sensation creeping up.

"Sorry, sis-in-law, I forgot you were coming," Si Jun said, instinctively going to close the door and leave. Being alone with a woman in a room that was barely over ten square meters was quite awkward, more so given the woman was his brother's newly married wife.

"It's okay, you came back for something, right?" Tong Yao finished the food in the meal box in haste, stood up. Despite the social awkwardness resulting from her mistake, she didn't find the situation embarrassing given her experiences in the 21st century.

Seeing Tong Yao taking the situation in stride, Si Jun felt a bit embarrassed about his earlier reaction. He strode in with long steps. He had intended to rest for a while, but with Tong Yao present, lying on the bed didn't seem appropriate. Thus, pretending to fetch something, he randomly picked up a medical book from the table. Also, he slid out the newspaper saying, "You can read the newspaper if you're bored."

"Alright." Tong Yao readily accepted it with a beaming smile - exactly what she had wanted earlier but was too shy to help herself.

"Now you take a seat and rest. I'm heading to the department."

As Si Jun reached the door, he bumped into Si Chen, who had returned to get the meal box. Exchanging a glance, he patted Si Chen on the shoulder, "Your wife came all this way. You should spend some more time with her over lunch."

After seeing Si Jun off, Si Chen closed the door. The room was so small that Tong Yao felt she might bump into Si Chen if she moved. Normally, she was quite lively, but whenever she was around Si Chen, she felt uneasy.

The original body owner was incredibly beautiful. If Si Chen were to become agitated and tried to touch her, should she go along or pretend to resist? Or half resist at first but then go along?

Shaking off the ridiculous thoughts, she told herself. Judging by Si Chen's character, if he knew what she was thinking, he might throw her out.

Considering that they were going to stay in the city and share the bed together, she could not afford to remain awkward and hesitant.

After some self-consolation, Tong Yao finally felt less awkward.

Walking to the table and noticing the empty meal box, Si Chen said in a casual tone, "Good appetite."

Was he saying she was a big eater? Tong Yao grumbled internally. "The canteen's food is actually pretty good, only it lacks a spicy flavor."

Si Chen glanced at her, "You can't have spicy food with a wounded arm." In other words, the canteen did provide spicy food, but he hadn't ordered any for her.

Tong Yao thought to herself : the canteen got blamed for nothing.

She had thought that Si Chen would leave after collecting the meal box, but he did not only stay but also sat down on the bed. His upright sitting posture was reminiscent of a soldier's, and it was subtly oppressive.

"Sit." He gestured for Tong Yao to take a seat.

Well!

Undoubtedly, he was about to interrogate her about the rumored elopement.

Sitting on the chair with her hands obediently placed on her lap, Tong Yao, like a schoolgirl waiting to be reprimanded by her teacher, met his gaze under substantial pressure. Then she heard him say, "Tell me! What's going on between you and Jia Qing?"

His eyes were dark and cold, just like icy obsidian. Despite his calm manner, Tong Yao felt a bit terrified.

"I did not cheat on you." Tong Yao felt somewhat unsure as she said this. Although the original owner hadn't done anything with Jia Qing, they had gone out together to the town a couple of times and were seen by the villagers. Otherwise, rumors about her and Jia Qing wouldn't have spread.

Si Chen, with a blank expression, looked at her for a moment, "I know you didn't cheat." If she did, she wouldn't be here. Si Chen simply wanted to understand the full story from her.

"Huh?" She was prepared to launch a whole explanation, but to her surprise, Si Chen sounded more sure than she was. Since the matter had come this far, she decided to reveal the honest thoughts of the original owner, "We had never met before, and then there's the arranged marriage. On our wedding day, you returned to the hospital and were gone for half a month, so I was angry. I just wanted to annoy you and my dad."

After pausing for a moment, she added with clarification, "However, I definitely didn't have anything with Jia Qing, and I didn't plan to elope with him. Although I'm displeased with the arranged marriage, I still understand the fundamental principles of propriety, justice, integrity, and honor."

Perhaps there was a trace of the original owner's emotions in her words, her tone was plaintive and petulant. Her bulging cheeks looked like a puff pastry, a bit adorable in her own way.

Thinking about how she mistook another man for him in the department. Si Chen raised his handsome eyebrows slightly, "Haven't you seen my photo?"


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